THE LEADERS OF FOUR OF SIOUX CITY'S MAIN MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS ARE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST A PLAN TO CONTINUE THE IOWA CARE HEALTH PLAN INSTEAD OF EXPANDING MEDICAID IN THE STATE.
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER,ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, THE JUNE E. NYLEN CANCER CENTER AND THE SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER HELD A JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THEIR OPPOSITION TO GOVERNOR BRANSTAD'S DECISION TO DECLINE TO EXPAND MEDICAID.
IOWA CARE EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND MERCY C-E-O BOB PEEBLES SAYS THAT WILL LEAVE A HEALTH COVERAGE GAP FOR IMPOVERISHED ADULTS UNDER AGE 65 IF IT'S NOT REPLACED BY SOME FORM OF MEDICAID EXPANSION.
TRAVEL IS ALSO AN ISSUE, AS NORTHWEST IOWA RESIDENTS ARE FORCED TO GO TO EITHER IOWA CITY OR DES MOINES HOSPITALS IF THEY ARE IOWA CARE BENEFICIARIES.
OVER 10-THOUSAND WOODBURY COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED AND LESS THAN 1500 OF THEM ARE ENROLLED IN IOWA CARE.
PETER THOREEN, C-E-O OF ST. LUKE'S, SAYS THAT FORCES RESIDENTS TO WAIT UNTIL HEALTH ISSUES FORCE THEM TO USE LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOMS AS THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.
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